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Jewish member of India’s Nehru dynasty dies at 108

Fleeing anti-Semitism in Hungary, Shobha Nehru, nee Magdolna Friedmann, wound up marrying into the family of India’s first PM By Times of Israel staff Shobha Nehru. (Screen capture: YouTube) A Jewish-Hungarian woman who escaped European anti-Semitism and married into India’s most prominent political dynasty died last week at age 108. Shobha Nehru, born Magdolna Friedmann […]

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International, Jewish History, USA

Trump invites Philippines’ controversial Duterte to White House in ‘friendly’ call

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to the US in a “friendly” call in which the leaders discussed the “threat” of North Korea and the “war on drugs”, the White House said. The announcement comes amid rising tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs following its latest test-fire, as

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International, USA

‘We are being tested,’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells crowd in Glendale

LOS ANGELES — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., played the role of therapist, sports coach and motivational speaker Saturday during a talk to a loud and friendly crowd in Glendale during her national book tour. The populist former Harvard law professor gave what amounted to an extended pep talk and lecture, encouraging members of the audience

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USA

Donald Trump in Harrisburg marks his 100th day in office, takes dig at ‘boring’ WHCD

President Trump skipped the annual White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday, calling it “boring,” and hosted a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to celebrate his 100th day in office. “Media outlets like CNN and MSNBC are fake news, and they’re sitting, and they’re wishing, they’re watching, they’re watching, and they would love to be with us tonight.

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Tom Hanks on gifting coffee machines to White House reporters: ‘Those poor bastards need coffee’

Tom Hanks has gifted coffee machines to the White House press corps three times since President George W. Bush took office, and the Academy Award-winning actor has a simple explanation why. “I’ve done that for Democrats and Republican administrations because those poor bastards need coffee,” Mr. Hanks told television host Stephen Colbert on Friday. “It’s

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Two-thirds of White House reporters calls Donald Trump the most anti-media president ever: Report

A majority of White House reporters believe President Trump has already established himself as the most openly anti-media president in U.S. history, according to a report from Politico. Published on Mr. Trump’s 100th day in office, the report released Saturday indicates White House journalists overwhelmingly agree the current administration is the worst ever with respect

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USA

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of international pressure

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and US militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally, China. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and U.S. militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally,

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International, USA

‘My name is Marla Bennett’

By Johanna Meckel Reprinted from Jweekly SAN FRANCISCO — My name is Marla Bennett, I was an exchange student from UC Berkeley studying at Hebrew University and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies when a bomb went off in the university cafeteria and I was murdered along with nine others, four of whom were also Americans. Their

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Middle East, USA

Congress backs one more week of government spending, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON — Congress averted a partial government shutdown Friday, approving a one-week spending measure to keep agencies and services running while lawmakers negotiate a longer-term spending deal. The Senate approved the one-week continuing resolution by voice vote after the House of Representatives passed the stopgap bill by 382-30. The votes kick a potential funding crisis

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USA

‘Anti-Semitic’ New York candidate scams opponents — report

Thomas Lopez-Pierre, running on platform against ‘greedy Jewish landlords,’ sets up crowdfunding campaign against himself By Times of Israel staff Thomas Lopez-Pierre, a candidate for council in upper Manhattan, New York, speaks against ‘greedy Jewish landlords’ on March 29, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube) A controversial candidate for New York City Council, who is running on

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USA

Shooting suspect charged in slaying of judge, wounding of judge’s girlfriend

CHICAGO — A man with a long prison stint in his background for attempted murder fatally shot a Cook County judge and wounded his girlfriend outside the judge’s residence earlier this month, Chicago police said Thursday in announcing the first-degree murder charges. At a news conference Thursday evening at police headquarters, Cmdr. Rodney Blisset, who

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The 24 National Monuments Threatened by Trump’s Order

President Donald Trump may not have many legislative accomplishments under his belt after nearly 100 days in the Oval Office, but his often-disputed series of executive orders stands to fundamentally transform the domestic policies of the United States—and its landscape—for years to come. His latest executive order throws the country’s largest national monuments into a

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